Iron Horse Sanctuary Inc

We offer a safe haven for unwanted, abused, wild, unhandled, problematic, ill health, elderly and compromised equines of all breeds and ages. By attending auctions in NY state and across state lines in PA we will save as many animals as financially viable. Our thought process is to rehab and retrain those that are assessed and proven to be adoptable. Animals that have significant behavioral issues will be given permanent sanctuary. Our long standing knowledge of auctions, kill pens and holding lots allows us to educate others in the equine industry as to the plight of America's equines.
Permanent residents of the sanctuary are good ambassadors to teach the public regarding equines and farm animals and through this interaction with the public and local schools we are spreading the word regarding animal suffering in the auction pipeline.
We are making strides in our trap, spay and neuter program for local feral colonies. The program is growing due to the high number of ferals in our area. Many of these cats are adopted out, whereas the wild ones are given a soft release at the farm and in turn this gives them a permanent home within the confines of the farm. Our goal is to decrease the feral cat population in our immediate area.

By attending auctins that have a high kill buyer/order buyer ateendance, we are intervening directly and stopping as many equines as possible from going to kill in Canada and Mexico. Education is key and we are making strides by sound practices of spreading information via social media. Public awareness is our best friend.

Sound practices, working with local vets and local volunteers we are putting a dent in feral populations. Again education is key to making change and by doing open houses to public schools we are educating the youngsters of today as to the importance of spay and neuter.

Strong donor support allows us to attend auctions, pull at risk equines and provide veterinary care. The more we can bring people into the farm and also to our social media platform, the more support we can obtain tosecure funds.
We also do several fundraisers a year to generate donations and awareness.
Our board consists of extremely knowledgeable and talented individual that all bring their own unique stamp to our organizIn three years we have saved approxiamtely 120 equines, 3 dogs and 36 cats. 5 of the cats were in kitten and we were able to adopt most of the kittens. Our goal is to secure a grant to build a year round cattery to accomodate more cats.

With our equines we are continuing to grow. Adoptions have been extremely hard due to covid but we are making this year our best adoption year. We plan to have an open house in the spring so that we may bring in new people to see our work and share the plight of many of the residents of the sanctuary.ation. Through their active involvement we increase our capability to fulfill our goals.

With our equines we are continuing to grow. Adoptions have been extremely hard due to covid but we are making this year our best adoption year. We plan to have an open house in the spring so that we may bring in new people to see our work and share the plight of many of the residents of the sanctuary.ation. Through their visitation, involvement and education we increase our capability to fulfill our goals.